Comment & opinion – Page 475
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Tales of Titania: Olympics silly season and survey fever
The pre-Olympics silly season is upon us, meaning that lame PRs who haven’t got any real news to punt at the media…
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Minimum alcohol pricing is a big risk
Politicians argue that alcohol abuse and related antisocial behaviour is a big problem and that minimum pricing is the solution.
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More turbulence for booze brands
Sales of the top 100 liquor brands have grown 2.8% in value over the past year, but volume is down…
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Rainy days for food inflation
The definition of ‘summer’ may have permanently changed in Britain with yet another inclement July…
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What consultation, Asda?
On Saturday last I joined the group Marple in Action in a visit to a consultation exercise at the local…
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We can trust in the booze industry's ability to adapt
We aren’t a nation of teetotallers yet, but it sure looks like we might be heading that way.
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The lazy games
Yesterday Daily Bread flagged up research showing Britons couldn’t care less where their food comes from. Today we found out why…
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Food insecurity
The amount of noise being generated over dairy production might suggest otherwise, but Brits don’t care about where their food comes from. That’s the finding, anyway, of a recent report for the European Commission on attitudes towards “food security, food quality and the countryside”.
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All's fair in love and dairy
Shoppers spent just shy of €5bn on Fairtrade goods last year – up 12% on the previous year. That was also the rate growth in the UK, which remains the biggest market for the ethical kitemark…
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Critical Eye: Gordon Behind Bars makes uncomfortable viewing
The premise of Gordon Behind Bars suggests prisoners working in catering is unprecedented…
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Comment & OpinionAldi down on Disco Biscuits
Aldi is changing the name of its Disco Biscuits snacks after finally learning the name is a slang term for the drug ecstasy.
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Bribery, booze and Sugar Puff living
Ask the pretty young PR exec what she’s doing as she gazes adoringly into the eyes…
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Shopping with Google specs
With a level of fanfare that would have made even Steve Jobs blush, Google unveiled the first working prototype of its Google ‘Goggles’ last month.
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Time for brands to get sweet on diabetics
Diabetes is on the rise. Almost 60% of people tested at a recent health roadshow were found to be at risk of diabetes.
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Identifying who you are selling to is key, not just how you sell
It was brilliant. It had a rip-tape case, which saves time stacking shelves.
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Lawyers will have a field day with copycat damage claims
Some big brands are apparently set to take “copycat” brand owners to court, allegedly fired up by “powerful new…
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An ethical supply chain will need work
A voluntary Grocery Code of Conduct appears to have failed UK dairy farmers, whose numbers have halved over the past 10 years.
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Why dairy has got its sums tragically wrong
Can it be right that milk costs less than water, Coca-Cola or Red Bull? The Robinsons Fruit Shoot…
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If the cap fits...
A few days ago a host of respectable news sources, and the Daily Mail, were hoaxed by a video - admittedly, one that was pretty well made - purporting to show a giant leap in packaging by Coca-Cola.